Mary H. Karne

Since 2003 she has collaborated with eminent composers including A. Pakhmutova, O. Feltsman, Ye. Krylatov, O. Ivanov and others.

In 2005 she began working with the Russian State Academic Chamber Vivaldi Orchestra.

Since 2006 she has actively collaborated with the O. Lundstrem State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music. In 2007 she appeared with the Lundstrem Orchestra in Geneva on the Ella Fitzgerald Stage in Parc de la Grange as part of the «Days of Russian Culture».

In 2008 she won the All‑Russian competition «Molodye darovaniya Rossii», and in 2009 she was awarded the Silver Order «Sluzheniye iskusstvu» by the International Academy of Culture and Art.

In 2010 she performed at the New Year’s Reception hosted by the President of the Russian Federation to welcome 2011.

In 2011 she represented Russia at the International Pop‑Song Contest «Slavyanskiy bazar» in Vitebsk. Within the 20th Slavyanskiy Bazar International Arts Festival she received the diploma «Best Pop‑Song Performer from the Russian Federation» from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia for her high level of performance and significant contribution to contemporary culture.

In 2012 she was a finalist in Russia’s National Pop‑Song Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and took part in the first season of the TV show «Golos» on Channel One.

In 2013 she made her feature‑film debut in Oleg Shtrom’s musical fairy‑tale «Tayna chetyrekh printsess» set to music by Gennadiy Gladkov, released in summer 2014.

In 2015 she performed at the informal dinner for heads of state during the SCO and BRICS summits in Ufa, and also took part in the «Festival of Russian Art in Cannes» supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Cultural Foundation and the Directorate of International Programmes.

In 2015 she appeared at the «Festival of Russian Art and Cinema» in Essen and was awarded the Order «Pochetnyy grazhdanin Rossii» for her many years of dedicated service contributing to the development of the Russian Federation.

Since 2015 she has been Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture and Art at Moscow University for the Humanities, teaching Solo Singing and Pop‑ and Jazz‑Vocal Performance.

In 2016 she performed with the O. Lundstrem State Orchestra of Jazz Music in Harbin, China, as part of the «Festival of Russian Culture».

In 2016 she received the public award medal «Za trudy v prosveshchenii, kulture, iskusstve i literature».

In August 2016 she gave a concert for Russian servicemen at the Khmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria. On 10 February 2017 she was awarded the Ministry of Defence medal «Uchastniku voennoy operatsii v Sirii» for distinction shown during the military operation in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Also in August 2016 she appeared at the traditional «Days of Russian Culture in Cannes» festival, supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Cultural Foundation and the Directorate of International Programmes.

In September 2016 she toured India with the O. Lundstrem State Orchestra of Jazz Music as part of the «Festival of Russian Culture».

In December 2016 she gave a solo concert at the Moscow International House of Music.

In April 2017 she gave a solo recital in the Diplomatic Hall of the State Kremlin Palace.

In September 2017 she appeared with the Central Military Band of the Russian Ministry of Defence at the Sakhalin International Military‑Band Festival «Spasskaya bashnya na Sakhaline».

In November 2017 she toured South Africa with the O. Lundstrem State Orchestra of Jazz Music as part of the «Festival of Russian Culture».

In October 2018 she performed at the 11th Eurasian Forum in Verona (Italy) in Teatro Filarmonico, the city’s principal opera house and one of Europe’s leading opera venues.

In February 2019 she took part in the TV show «Odin v odin» on channel «Rossiya‑1», and in March 2019 in the show «Nu‑ka, vse vmeste!» on the same channel.

In December 2019 she gave a solo concert in the Great Hall of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University Palace of Culture, accompanied by the Exemplary Band of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.

In 2020 and 2021 she contributed to the national open championship of creative competences «ArtMasters» in the sound‑engineering category, and in 2022 she toured Russian cities with jazz pianist and People’s Artist of Russia Daniil Kramer.

She now gives frequent solo concerts throughout Russia and performs at leading international venues in France, Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Moldova, Belarus, India, China, South Africa, Italy and other countries.

She is a regular guest on television programmes including:

• «Romantika romansa»;
• «Dobroye utro»;
• «Priyut komediantov»;
• «Khoroshiye pesni».

She serves on the juries of numerous international and all‑Russian competitions of children’s and youth creativity.

She regularly appears in concert programmes with many of Russia’s leading orchestras, including:

• O. Lundstrem State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music;
• Moscow Symphony Orchestra «Russkaya Filarmoniya»;
• Moscow Symphony «Orchestra of the 21st Century» named after S. S. Prokofiev;
• State Chamber Orchestra «Virtuosi of Moscow»;
• Georgiy Garanian’s «Melodiya» Orchestra;
• Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra;
• Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra;
• Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation;
• State Symphony Orchestra «Novaya Rossiya»;
• Central Border Guard Ensemble of the FSB of Russia;
• Orchestra of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia;
• Exemplary Band of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, among others.